The court made the right decision, conservation group Land Stewardship Project says. Written By: Matthew Guerry | ×
ST. PAUL The U.S. Supreme Court last week said it would not review the petition aimed at undoing a county-level ban on silica sand mining in southeast Minnesota.
In a statement, Minnesota Sands LLC said it was extremely disappointed by the move and maintained that Winona County s ban is unconstitutional. Banning a regulated use of a natural resource is the wrong way for Winona County to try to address an issue that is far beyond their authority as a county government, the company said.
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U.S. Supreme Court Tosses Review of Minnesota County Fracture Sand Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition that sought to overturn a Minnesota county ordinance banning the mining of silica sand, which is used in some Lower 48 well completions.
Minnesota Sands LLC, which filed its initial lawsuit in 2017, was challenging an adverse ruling by the Supreme Court of Minnesota regarding Winona County’s ban imposed in 2016 (No. A18-0090).
Five years ago Winona County banned sand mining that was commercially “valuable for use in the hydraulic fracturing of shale to obtain oil and natural gas.” However, the county still allowed the same silica sand to be mined for “local construction” uses.